Holly Golightly frequently appears on designers’ mood boards—but Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s character is rarely (if ever) referenced alongside indie-rock band Mazzy Star, as was the case for Baum und Pferdgarten’s resort 2026 collection. “Holly is very full of hope and life, and for us Mazzy Star’s music is more introverted,” the brand’s cofounder Helle Hestehave explained in a preview. “It was these two opposites [that] we found interesting to work with.”
That sense of duality could be found quite literally in the use of black and white within the collection. Despite Golightly’s much-cited black Givenchy dress, it was the latter color that symbolized the character’s “lightness,” from the opera coat printed with delicate pink roses to the matching shift dress and slip. On the other end of the spectrum, a black minidress adorned with oversized flowers reflected Mazzy Star’s indie spirit (“We could easily see [lead singer Hope Sandoval] wearing it on stage, with her Dr. Martens,” cofounder Rikke Baumgarten said), along with the flannel outerwear and burgundy leather trousers.
Inspirations aside, Hestehave and Baumgarten’s latest collection doubled down on the hard-working staples we’ve seen from the pair in recent seasons. There’s an eminently wearable navy duffle coat and matching midiskirt; denim coordinates that can be styled together or apart; and the brand’s signature leopard print. These all reflected Baum’s successful pivot toward an older customer in the past year or so. “We used to be much more [about] print[s] and puffs and bows, but we are in a place where we are much more focused on pieces that can go on for a longer time,” Baumgarten said.